I checked Merriam-Webster, "speedster" ain't a word. When did comics make it so?
I checked Merriam-Webster, "speedster" ain't a word. When did comics make it so?
According to this...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.col...lish/speedster
...the word speedster’s been around about a hundred years.
Word origin
[1915–20; speed + -ster]
This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20.
Now, when was the word first used in comics?
I'd be interested if it was used before "Scarlet Speedster" or not.Now, when was the word first used in comics?
Edit: BTW, just glanced and "the super-speedster" was used in Flash 109 (Nov. 1959 cover date). Don't know if used before or consistently used after.
Last edited by Tzigone; 07-09-2020 at 04:49 PM.
Yeah Scarlet Speedster and Startling Speedster were already used in Showcase # 4 (Sep 1956) Barry's first appearance.
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Re: Edit:
although it was already being used for Jay
randomly looking around (haven't checked them all LOL!) finding examples of Scarlet Speedster already being used at least as far back as https://i.imgur.com/pdXoBbE.jpg Flash #40 April 1940 - #48 Dec 1943
(lol pic quality)
likely even further back. (there is also All-Flash, All-Star and Cavalcade where he was appearing)
As Riv86672 sites above, the word was already well in use.
Last edited by Güicho; 07-10-2020 at 07:10 AM.
Huh. It's odd that Jay has any colour related nicknames, since he wears blue pants and thus isn't mostly scarlet like Barry. Hell, golden age Green Lantern wore just as much red. The TV show calls Jay the Crimson Comet, which I assume was also used in Jay's original comics run, but equally doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Last edited by Tzigone; 07-10-2020 at 06:45 AM.
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I have no problem with Clark's glasses. :P She's just supposed to wear a cowl.
Also, I'll admit to some annoyance that, as a general rule, it's much more important for female heroes to look "pretty" - giant eyeholes that show their eyes instead of fuller face coverings or white lenses that hide their eyes, as so many men have. Obviously that doesn't apply to Clark (or to Jay and Barry, as is more relevant to thread), but it's still irksome.
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